Untitled (Uncle Joseph Tansle)
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Object Label
Darrel Ellis’s works repurpose and distort photographs taken by his father, Thomas Ellis, who was killed by police weeks before his son’s birth. Upon discovering this cache of prints and negatives showcasing everyday Black life in 1950s Harlem and the Bronx, Ellis warped the images and documented them anew, creating a powerful translation of memory, mourning, and unattainable family histories.
Ellis died from AIDS-related illnesses when he was thirty-three, the same age his father was when his life, too, was tragically cut short.
Caption
Darrel Ellis American, 1958–1992. Untitled (Uncle Joseph Tansle), ca. 1990. Gelatin silver print, image: 19 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (48.9 × 40 cm) sheet: 19 7/8 × 23 7/8 in. (50.5 × 60.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by the Charina Endowment Fund, 2020.7.1. © artist or artist's estate
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Untitled (Uncle Joseph Tansle)
Date
ca. 1990
Medium
Gelatin silver print
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Dimensions
image: 19 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (48.9 × 40 cm) sheet: 19 7/8 × 23 7/8 in. (50.5 × 60.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by the Charina Endowment Fund
Accession Number
2020.7.1
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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